Some Dongshan

The Master said, "The Buddha and the path are both nothing more than names. Why don't you quote some teaching?"

"What would a teaching say?" asked Chu

"When you've gotten the meaning, forget the words," said the Master.

"By still depending on teachings, you sicken your mind," said Chu

"But how great is the sickness of the one who talks about the realm of the Buddha and the realm of the Path?" said the Master.

Again Chu did not reply. The next day he suddenly passed away. At that time the Master came to be known as "one who questions head monks to death."

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Watch out! The sword of Dongshan is sharp. My question for all of you is where did Chu err?

Submitted October 14, 2019 at 07:50PM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/33vMtoY